Post bacc programs help( specifically Lecom)

[Saumilllionarie]

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So I'm in a tricky situation as of now. I am currently a senior at Penn State University. I've around a 3.0 science gpa and 2.9 cumulative GPA. I expect to graduate with around a 3.1 cumulative GPA. For the first three years of college, I had no interest in med school, DO school, or podiatry school at all whatsoever. I was really interested in public health for the longest time however after researching more into the field It doesn't work for me long term. The money, type of work, and how much you can advance throughout your career. During my senior year, I became very interested in Podiatry school and started taking all the pre-reqs. I'm also very much interested in DO school upon graduation.

Now I know that I don't have a stellar gpa as of now but what I'll be graduating should be able to get me into a few post bacc programs. I also plan on taking the MCAT's next august or the end of the summer after I finish up my spring semester and stay for an extra semester. I wanted to know what my chances are for Lecom's linkage post bacc program. Is this a good route for me to take. I've heard the program is incredibly hard but I've an upward trend in my undergraduate GPA. I've done well in physics, organic chemistry and most of my bio classes such as genetic and general biology. Chemistry isn't my strong suit. But That's something that I can fix without a doubt.

Can anyone give me information about the post bacc program itself. I read on their website that the requirement to make the linkage program is about a 3.0 Gpa and 40th percentile on the MCAT. my biggest question is will I be able to get into the post bacc program itself!

Other advice and tips are also very much appreciated. I know I don't have the strongest credentials but it took me till the end of junior year to finally get the whole studying aspect of medical education down. And this semester I should be able to make dean's list and get a solid 3.5-3.6.

Thank you!

 

[mathnerd88]

What you can do that may work, is to just retake the classes you did poorly in. I know that even changing some grades from a C to an A would really boost your GPA by almost 0.1. DO schools accept grade replacement, so you can always do some GPA repair.

A postbac program may not be necessary, unless you have many classes you did poorly in. I would suggest to retake your classes, and do well on the MCAT, and you're golden. Make sure you only take the MCAT only once or twice. Any more, then you're digging yourself deeper into a hole.

If you want to do cheaper, you can always retake some classes at your local CC.